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    This is the time of year when the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds become very protective of their food supply, attacking any interloper. It often seems as though there are 5 - to 10 acting like fighter planes as they dive at their competition, all in my baxkyard. This image was taken yesterday as he was waiting and watching for his competition. Shooting data follows:
    Nikon D3S:
    2011:08:20 126:25
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    600mm (in 35mm film)
    Subject dist: 6.3m
    1/320 sec, f/5
    Mode: Manual
    Metering: Multi-segment
    ISO: 200
    White balance: Fine weather
    Flash: Off
    File size: 31.4MB
    Image size: 1203 x 963
    Color space: AdobeRGB
    Saturation: Normal
    Sharpness: Normal
    Contrast: Normal
    Color profile: ProPhoto RGB

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    I like the background and the colors. Bird appears nice and sharp. It is too bad the perch runs through the bird.

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    Nice sharp hummingbird! If she would have leaned forward a tad it would make it a stronger image. As is the perch is cutting off some of the eye.

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    Colors, soft light, the flower, the SH, the correct EXP are all good. The perch in front of the bird, especially as it cuts part of the eye, is an image-wrecker. The dead leaf also distracts from a loverly combination of color and light.
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    You really nailed your sharpness here Mac. The BG is lovely. But that branch in front of the bird is too much of a distraction for the image's strengths to overcome.
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